text_original: He allowed Henry to think that the con  ference at Calais was merely a pretext to gain time for military preparations; if a truce had been made he would have put it down to the force of circumstances ; as his efforts for a truce had failed, he could take credit that he had done all in his power to establish the king's reputation throughout Christendom, and had fixed the blame on those who would not follow his advice.
text_transcription: HE ALLOWED HENRY TO THINK THAT THE CONFERENCE AT CALAIS WAS MERELY A PRETEXT TO GAIN TIME FOR MILITARY PREPARATIONS IF A TRUCE HAD BEEN MADE HE WOULD HAVE PUT IT DOWN TO THE FORCE OF CIRCUMSTANCES AS HIS EFFORTS FOR A TRUCE HAD FAILED HE COULD TAKE CREDIT THAT HE HAD DONE ALL IN HIS POWER TO ESTABLISH THE KING'S REPUTATION THROUGHOUT CHRISTENDOM AND HAD FIXED THE BLA ON THOSE WHO WOULD NOT FOLLOW HIS ADVICE
phonemes: hiː ɐlˈaʊd hˈɛnɹi tə θˈɪŋk ðætðə kˈɑːn fˈɛɹəns æt kˈæleɪ wʌz mˈɪɹli ɐ pɹˈiːtɛkst tə ɡˈeɪn tˈaɪm fɔːɹ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃənz; ɪf ɐ tɹˈuːs hɐdbɪn mˌeɪd hiː wʊdhɐv pˌʊt ɪt dˌaʊn tə ðə fˈɔːɹs ʌv sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz ; æz hɪz ˈɛfɚts fɚɹə tɹˈuːs hæd fˈeɪld, hiː kʊd tˈeɪk kɹˈɛdɪt ðæt hiː hæd dˈʌn ˈɔːl ɪn hɪz pˈaʊɚ tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ ðə kˈɪŋz ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən θɹuːˈaʊt kɹˈɪsəndəm, ænd hæd fˈɪkst ðə blˈeɪm ˌɔn ðoʊz hˌuː wʊd nˌɑːt fˈɑːloʊ hɪz ɐdvˈaɪs.